Prosper XR CEO and Co-founder Jessie Kim is creating the media of the future.

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And she and her fellow XR pioneers are offering an opportunity for others who’d like to do the same.

Jessie co-founded her Los Angeles-area startup as “Prosper VR” in 2016.  Since then, the company has expanded, adding augmented and mixed reality to their immersive-content offerings.

In early May, at VRLA 2018, the world’s largest immersive-technology festival, Prosper XR debuted three new rovers they’d created.  These were designed to facilitate immersive content creation.

Prosper XR’s  exhibit space at the Los Angeles Convention Center also gave visitors an opportunity to experience their brand-new augmented-reality app.

And during VRLA, Jessie, who is one of the co-founders of  nonprofit The XR Alliance, introduced a Storytelling Panel of industry pioneers in VR, AR and mixed reality.     The panel served to launch XR Alliance’s brand-new competition, created with the goal of empowering new creative talent.

(That competition is happening this summer!  The deadline for submissions is August 15th, according to The XR Alliance’s website.)

Jessie talked about her background in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, shared the story of creating Prosper XR and explained the details of this summer’s competition.

On this edition of Over Coffee®, you’ll hear:

• How Jessie first became interested in creating immersive content;

• The story of Prosper VR;

• What Jessie came to realize about the direction in which immersive media is heading, from her previous work and speaking engagements;

• What the early days were like for Jessie and her co-founder, after starting their VR company;

• Some of the early projects and “firsts” in which Prosper VR was involved;

• How to access the VR app which Prosper VR created;

• How Prosper VR came to add augmented and mixed reality to their projects;

• Information on XR Alliance’s new competition, which is giving a voice to new talent in the immersive-content area;

• Jessie’s prediction for the future combining of VR, AR and mixed reality;

• Some of the challenges involved in creating virtual reality and augmented-reality content;

• Some of the resources Jessie recommends for educators;

• One of the best lessons Jessie learned, about creating immersive content;

• Some of the resources she would recommend, for anyone starting out creating VR, AR or MR;

• How Jessie and her team created the rovers on display at VRLA 2018;

• A preview of Prosper XR’s new augmented-reality app;

• How the new competition from The XR Alliance is helping to find new storytelling talent.